Flesh It Out (06/06/22)

 

Read Amos 2:10.  This is a verse about testimony.

The Lord brought Israel . . .

1.  "Up from the Land of Egypt."  Deliverance.

2.  Through "the wilderness forty years."  Sustainment.

3.  To "the land of the Amorite."  Inheritance. 

Amos 3:7

Read Amos 3:7.

1. The Lord doesn't consult man but informs him.  The Lord is sovereign and doesn't need any advisers.
2. Oh, the grace and mercy of the Lord! -- that He would inform or warn before sending judgment. Chapters 3-5 contain three pronouncements concerning judgment, revealing God's intent.
3. The Lord reveals things to more than one.  Notice the plural "prophets."  This is to retard pride and diminish false prophecy.  Example:  If you and I both "hear" from the Lord, and what we each "hear" contradicts what the other "heard", then it is clear one or both of us didn't hear from the Lord. Prophecy must be judged.
4. Don't look to a prophet first; look to the Bible.  The Holy Spirit inspired it.  It is inerrant and infallible.

Verse of The Week (02/10/17)

Rock Furnace Trail, Kiski, Twp., PA
Photo taken February 6, 2016

"But let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream." 

(Amos 5:24)

Amos' Lion (Amos 3:4, 8, 12)

The dominant metaphor in Amos chapter 3 is the lion.

• The lion roars because it has caught something.
• The lion's wrath brings near-total destruction.
• The time to heed the lion is right now.

It is interesting that both Jesus (Rev. 5:5) and Satan (1 Pet. 5:8) are portrayed as lions.  The three statements above apply to both lions.  

Which lion are you serving?

(Oh yes, just so we're clear on this, The Lion of Judah (Jesus Christ) obliterates the other lion.)